Tenement Life: The Harsh Reality of Immigrant Housing in 19th Century New York

This video script explores the grim living conditions faced by millions of immigrants who settled in New York City's tenement buildings in the late 1800s. It examines the overcrowding, lack of sanitation, and fire hazards that characterized these cramped, unsafe structures, and how the work of reformers like Jacob Riis helped expose the realities of urban poverty to the nation. Join us to learn about the challenges and hardships of tenement life and the efforts made to bring about social change.

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